New Relic AI (LLM Observability) MCP Server for Claude Desktop 10 tools — connect in under 2 minutes
Claude Desktop is Anthropic's native application for interacting with Claude AI models on macOS and Windows. It was the first consumer application to ship with built-in MCP support, making it the reference implementation for the Model Context Protocol standard.
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About New Relic AI (LLM Observability) MCP Server
Connect your New Relic AI account to any AI agent and take full control of your LLM observability, token cost tracking, and performance analytics through natural conversation.
Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect New Relic AI (LLM Observability) to your AI workflow. Add the Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 10 tools in the chat interface — ask a question, Claude calls the right tool, and you see the answer. Zero code, zero context switching.
What you can do
- LLM Telemetry Audit — Retrieve detailed LLM chat completion messages and prompt inputs directly from your agent to understand literal model behavior in real-time
- Token Cost Tracking — Execute structural extraction of model costs to calculate exact USD token consumption across your entire AI infrastructure securely
- Performance Monitoring — Extract p95 latency matrices and average response times to ensure your LLM text generation remains performant and sub-second
- User Feedback Loop — Retrieve chronological feedback messages and 1-5 rating scores dumped by human supervisors to identify quality regressions natively
- Custom NRQL Execution — Run sophisticated read-only queries using the New Relic Query Language (NRQL) to extract rich insights from multi-tenant AI datasets instantly
- Custom Event Injection — Post atomic generic telemetry rows to track internal agent states and custom behavioral markers across your observability pipeline
- Resource Discovery — Enumerate active APM apps, dashboards, and alert policies to audit your AI environment's structural health and PagerDuty configurations
The New Relic AI (LLM Observability) MCP Server exposes 10 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Claude Desktop in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.
How to Connect New Relic AI (LLM Observability) to Claude Desktop via MCP
Follow these steps to integrate the New Relic AI (LLM Observability) MCP Server with Claude Desktop.
Open Claude Desktop Settings
Go to Settings → Developer → Edit Config to open claude_desktop_config.json
Add the MCP Server
Paste the configuration above into the mcpServers section
Restart Claude Desktop
Close and reopen Claude Desktop to load the new server
Start using New Relic AI (LLM Observability)
Look for the 🔌 icon in the chat — your 10 tools are now available
Why Use Claude Desktop with the New Relic AI (LLM Observability) MCP Server
Claude Desktop by Anthropic provides unique advantages when paired with New Relic AI (LLM Observability) through the Model Context Protocol.
Claude Desktop is the reference MCP client — it was designed alongside the protocol itself, ensuring the most complete and stable MCP implementation available
Zero-code configuration: add a server URL to a JSON file and Claude instantly discovers and exposes all available tools in the chat interface
Claude's extended thinking capability lets it reason through multi-step tool usage, chaining multiple API calls to answer complex questions
Enterprise-grade security with local config storage — your tokens never leave your machine, and connections go directly to the Vinkius Edge network
New Relic AI (LLM Observability) + Claude Desktop Use Cases
Practical scenarios where Claude Desktop combined with the New Relic AI (LLM Observability) MCP Server delivers measurable value.
Interactive data exploration: ask Claude to query DNS records, look up WHOIS data, and cross-reference results in a single conversation
Ad-hoc security audits: type a domain name and let Claude enumerate subdomains, check DNS history, and flag configuration anomalies — all through natural language
Executive briefings: generate comprehensive domain intelligence reports by asking Claude to compile findings into a formatted summary
Learning and training: new team members can explore API capabilities conversationally without needing to read documentation
New Relic AI (LLM Observability) MCP Tools for Claude Desktop (10)
These 10 tools become available when you connect New Relic AI (LLM Observability) to Claude Desktop via MCP:
custom_nrql
Note that NRQL is read-only. Irreversibly vaporize explicit validations extracting rich Churn flags
list_alert_policies
Inspect deep internal arrays mitigating specific Plan Math
list_apm_apps
Dispatch an automated validation check routing explicit Gateway history
list_dashboards
Identify precise active arrays spanning native Gateway auth
post_custom_event
/events` inserting absolute generic `CustomAITelemetry` rows tracking internal agent state. Enumerate explicitly attached structured rules exporting active Billing
query_llm_costs
Perform structural extraction of properties driving active Account logic
query_llm_errors
Identify precise active arrays spanning native Hold parsing
query_llm_events
Identify bounded CRM records inside the Headless New Relic Platform
query_llm_feedback
Retrieve explicit Cloud logging tracing explicit Vault limits
query_llm_latency
Provision a highly-available JSON Payload generating hard Customer bindings
Example Prompts for New Relic AI (LLM Observability) in Claude Desktop
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Claude Desktop agent to start working with New Relic AI (LLM Observability) immediately.
"Show me the last 5 LLM events for the 'OpenAI' vendor"
"What is my total LLM token cost for the last 24 hours?"
"Run NRQL: SELECT count(*) FROM LlmEvent WHERE duration > 2 SINCE 1 hour ago"
Troubleshooting New Relic AI (LLM Observability) MCP Server with Claude Desktop
Common issues when connecting New Relic AI (LLM Observability) to Claude Desktop through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
Server not appearing after restart
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\\Claude\\ (Windows).Authentication error
Tools not showing in chat
New Relic AI (LLM Observability) + Claude Desktop FAQ
Common questions about integrating New Relic AI (LLM Observability) MCP Server with Claude Desktop.
How does Claude Desktop discover MCP tools?
claude_desktop_config.json file and connects to each configured MCP server. It calls the tools/list endpoint to fetch the schema for every available tool, then surfaces them as clickable options in the chat interface via the 🔌 icon.What happens if the MCP server is temporarily unavailable?
Can I connect multiple MCP servers simultaneously?
mcpServers section of the config file. Each server appears as a separate tool provider, and Claude can use tools from multiple servers in a single conversation turn.Is there a limit on the number of tools per server?
Does Claude Desktop support Streamable HTTP transport?
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Connect New Relic AI (LLM Observability) to Claude Desktop
Get your token, paste the configuration, and start using 10 tools in under 2 minutes. No API key management needed.